Blood Glucose Control

Blood Glucose Control is there such a thing? Maybe a better term is Blood Glucose Management. Trying to establish good or excellent blood glucose control is a daily battle for parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes. We all know we should be aiming to keep Blood Glucose Levels between 4 – 8 as often as possible, but it’s harder than it sounds.

Below you will find a variety of articles from our site with more information on what effects blood glucose control along with tips and products that will help you to improve management of this difficult condition.

Does Night Testing Improve HBA1C? Following a Hypoglycemia Event at Addenbrookes, I was on a mission to find out if exhausting night testing is really worth it and does it improve HBA1C results? Night testing is an emotive subject to parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes. This post is not intended to be judgmental

We all know that hormones play havoc to overnight blood glucose levels in Teens with Type 1 Diabetes. We’ve just come through a particularly tough week, trying to work out what changes are needed to get better numbers overnight. We use the freestyle libre so we can see what blood glucose levels are actually doing between

What is the Average HBA1C By Age? Do childrens’ HBA1C results change as they get older? As part of my recent study to understand what affects HBA1C results in Children with Type 1 Diabetes, I wanted to look at the average HBA1C by age. The aim is to find out which are the easiest years

Does CGM Improve HBA1C? We study over 300 children with Type 1 Diabetes. Comparing HBA1C of those using CGM to those that don’t.Today I wanted to share with you the findings of my study to discover if CGMS improves blood glucose control in children.

Insulin Pump VS MDI. Which insulin regime gives the best control to children living with Type 1 Diabetes? Our study compares HBA1C results in the 2 groups. It’s a dilemma for many parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes, at some point in their journey, do they move from Multiple Daily Injections to an Insulin Pump.